Rail splice and clamp



Sept-29, 1925. 1,555,623

J. F. BARNETT I RAIL SPLICE AND CLAMP v Filed May '7, 1925 2Sheets-Sheet 1 I i E Sept. 29, 1925.

J. F. BARNETT RAIL SPLICE AND CLAMP Filed May '7, 1925 2 Shuts-Sheet 2gwumtov Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOEL FRANK BARNETT, OF ALVA, KENTUCKY.

RAIL SPLICE AND CLAMP.

Application filed May 7, 1925. Serial No. 28,647.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOEL F. BARNETT, acitizen of the United States, residing at Alva, in the county of Harlanand State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Rail Splices and Clamps; and I do hereby declare the fol-' means forforming the splice and clamping the ends of the rails together, thedevice being of a character that dispenses with the use of nuts andbolts in making'the joint.

A further object of the invention is the be quickly and securely joinedand one in which the means for making the joint may be quickly removedwhen it is desired to replace a rail or for any other purpose.

To this end the invention consists of two members hingedly securedtogether and adapted to engage the meeting ends-0f the rails, the hingemember having a slidable pintle carrying a feather that engages a splinein the hinge knuckles of the two members that will lock the two membersin engagement with the rails, one of said members having studs to engagebolt openings in the rails and the other member provided with sockets toreceive the extremities of the studs.

The construction and operation and advantages of the invention will bedescribed,

in detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of meeting ends of two railswith the improved rail splice and clamp in position,

Figure 2 a bottom plan view of the rail splice and clamp,

Figures 3 and 4 are sectional views on the planes indicated by the lines33 and 44, respectively, of Figure 1,

Figure 5 a horizontal longitudinal sectional view,

Figure 6 a longitudinal sectional view of the hinge member,

provision of means by which the rails may Figure 7 a view in themembers, and 5 m Figure 8 a similar view of member.

perspective of one of the j other In the drawings similarreferencecharacters will be used to designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views. 1

The improved rail sphce andolampcomprises two members designatedgenerally A;

and B, respectively, said ,members being .hingedly connected together bymeans, of

hinge knuckles 1 on member Aandhinge knuckle 2 on member B.- Member Ahasa base plate 3 that seats underthe base of the rails C and C and asplice bar 4 adapted to engage one side of the webs of said rails andintegrally connected with the outer edge of base plate 3 by means of aninclined-web 5. The member B has asplicebar 6'that engageson theopposite side of the, rails from the splice bar 4 and an inclinedsupporting member 7 carrying the knuckle 2 heretofore described.

Splice bar 4: is provided with a plurality of studs 8 that are adaptedto engage the usual bolt openings in railroad rails G and C, and splicebar 6 is provided with sockets 9 alined with the studs 8 and adapted toreceive their extremities when in engagement with the rail joint.

The pintle of the hinge, provided with a feather engages a spline 12 inone of the end knuckles 1 and the adjacent knuckle 2, and it will beunderstood that when the feather is in engagement with both of thesplines the two members will be locked in engaging position with therails. The pintle 10 is extended beyond the hinge knuckle as shown at 13and has mounted thereon an expansible coil spring 14 with itsextremities engaging a washer 15 and a suitable nut or other member 16engaging the outer end of the pintle. It will be understood that withthis construction when the device is in the position shown in thedrawings the two members A and B will be securely locked together and bymeans of the studs 8 engaging the bolt openings in the ends of therails, the meeting ends of the rails will be held joined. lVhen it isdesired to release the device from the rails, the pintle 6 will be movedto compress the coil spring 14 so as to remove the designated 10 issplines to engage said feather, and resilient feather 11 from the spline12 in knuckle 2 and the two members may then be swung apart and removedfrom the rails, and when placed on the rails, the members being in openposition, the device will automatically look through the instrumentalityof the spring 14 when the two members are properly positioned and thesplines 12 in knuckles 1 and 2 are alined.

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. In a rail splice and clamp, two members adapted to engage the meetingends of railroad rails, a hinge including a pintle pivotally connectingthe members, and means coop rative with the pintle of the hinge to lockthe members in engagement with the rails.

2. In-a rail splice and clamp, two members adapted to engage the meetingends of railroad rails, said members being provided with alined hingeknuckles, a pintle engaging said knuckles, a feather on said pintle, andthe knuckles formed wtih a spline to engage said feather.

bers adapted to engage the me ting ends of railroad rails, said membersbeing provided with alined hinge knuckles, a pintle slidably engagingsaid knuckles, a feather on said pintle, the knuckles formed withsockets to receive the ends of said studs,

and means to lock said members in engagement with the rails.

5. A rail splice and clamp comprising complemental members'hingedlysecur d together and adapted to engage the meeting ends of railroadrails, studs on one of said members adapted to engage openings in therails, the other member provided with sockets to receive the ends ofsaid studs, said members being hinged together by means of ali ned hingeknuckles and a pintle slidably engaging said -knuckl s, two adjacentknuckles being splined, afeather on the pins tle engaging said splines,the end of the 3. In a rail splice and clamp, two mem-- pintle remotefrom the feather extended beyond the knuckles, and an expansible coilspring carried by said extended end of the pintle and normally urgingthe feather into engagement with splines.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOEL FRANK BARNETT:

